Mervy's project, "The Removal of Harmful Contaminants in Water Using Low Temperature Microplasma," was conducted during her summer research internship at St. Peter's College's Center for Microplasma Science and Technology. The purpose of her study was to create low temperature plasma using dielectric barrier discharges with minimal voltage in a portable device, which would produce the ozone necessary to purify water.

Jan-Alfred conducted research in cellular and molecular biology for his project, "In Vitro Inhibition of EcoRI Methyltransferase by Epigallocatechin-gallate." He participated in the Waksman Student Scholars Program facilitated by Rutgers University and conducted much of his independent research at Bayonne High School.

The county fair took place last Monday at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. The 19 gold medalists were invited back on Wednesday for "super-judging," which resulted in Mervy and Jan-Alfred being named the top two winners.

All of the medalists and award winners will be feted next month at an awards ceremony at St. Peter's College in Jersey City.

The best of the best in The Jersey Journal's Hudson County Science Fair face off today when 19 high school gold medalists return to Liberty Science Center for a second round of intense judging.

The fair was held Monday, with gold medal winners identified in the 17 high school categories.

Today, these students face one-on-one judging with a team of "super-judges" charged with the task of selecting the top two competitors. This duo will represent The Jersey Journal's Hudson County Science Fair at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, to be held May 13 to 18 in Pittsburgh.